below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
stairs; stairway; staircase
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
kind; sort; species; species
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
large quantity; large amount
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
fresco; mural; wall painting
everywhere; all over; throughout
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
firmly; solidly; heartily
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
what kind of business; what sort of matter